Thylacoleo carnifex
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Thylacoleo carnifex was a large, extinct Australian marsupial predator, often called the “marsupial lion,” known for its powerful jaws and specialized shearing teeth.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct species
ⓘ
marsupial ⓘ metatherian ⓘ predator ⓘ |
| biteForce | exceptionally high for body size ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 1.5–1.75 metres ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 100–160 kilograms ⓘ |
| causeOfExtinction |
climate change (hypothesized)
ⓘ
human impacts (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | early Aboriginal Australians ⓘ |
| commonName |
marsupial lion
ⓘ
pouched lion ⓘ |
| describedBy | Richard Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | specialized mammalian carnivore ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Thylacoleonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilSite |
Naracoorte Caves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nullarbor Plain caves NERFINISHED ⓘ Riversleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Thylacoleo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
eastern Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Australia ⓘ southwestern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
open forests
ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasFossilEvidence |
skeletal remains
ⓘ
trackways ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| locomotion |
climbing-capable
ⓘ
quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| notableAnatomicalFeature |
enlarged shearing premolars
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large retractable thumb claw ⓘ powerful jaws ⓘ reduced incisors ⓘ robust forelimbs ⓘ short powerful tail ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preyedOn |
Diprotodon
NERFINISHED
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giant kangaroos ⓘ large marsupials ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | apex predator ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1859 ⓘ |
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